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Netflix built an army of servers to stream TV—now it’s powering games

Fast Company Tech

A little over a decade ago, Netflix decided to take streaming into its own hands: Instead of relying on commercial content delivery services, the streamer built its own servers from scratch, and gave them away to internet service providers. It can serve about 500,000 simultaneous streams. and Canada.

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Canada will tax online streaming companies to fund local broadcasters

TechSpot

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is imposing a new tax on online streaming services, requiring Netflix, Amazon, and other major companies to contribute five percent of their Canadian revenue to the local broadcasting system. Read Entire Article

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The Essential Tech Elements for Virtual Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Christy Noel , Vice President of Digital Fundraising Services at MobileCause. Streaming Platform. You’ll need a livestream platform for your virtual event if you are going to broadcast videos, live presentations, a combination of both, or if you want to pre-record a presentation but still make it appear live.

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TV streaming service Locast suspends service after court ruling

The Verge

Locast has announced that it is suspending its TV streaming service starting today, following a court ruling earlier this week in a lawsuit from ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC, which jointly sued the nonprofit service shortly after it launched. “As

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The best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2025

Engadget

If youre thinking about getting a live TV streaming service, youre probably looking for some combination of live news, local stations, linear channels and live sports without having to sign a cable contract. Plus, if you have an internet connection and a smart TV, you dont need any additional equipment to stream.

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Twitch founder says streaming-service won’t become an Amazon storefront

The Next Web

Since Twitch’s acquisition by Amazon, there has been speculation (including my own) that the company would incorporate ads and links to games and consoles within streams. There are currently broadcasters that offer discounts via their streams. “We According to CEO and co-founder Emmet Shear, that’s the last thing he wants.

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How to Move Your Nonprofit Forward During COVID-19 with Virtual Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They can broadcast the video right from their laptop web camera. Services like ClickBid make it easy to broadcast videos (either live or pre-recorded) to your donors. They can help you produce a complete event video that you can stream, either in real time or pre-recorded. Announce it with email or text messaging.

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